Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,744 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,744
8,407 dated (2010–2026 in charts), 337 undated
Disclosed value
€1126B
1,752 deals priced
Disclosure rate
20.0%
share with a € figure
Most common type
Acquisition
7,872 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,407 of 8,744 datedDisclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyExits by type
grouped labelsDeal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityWho's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyTime to exit
2,166 of 8,744 exits w/ a prior roundTop acquirors of European tech
by European companies acquired · light name-normalization| # | Acquiror | HQ | European exits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | Ireland | 73 |
| 2 | Visma | Norway | 41 |
| 3 | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | 25 |
| 4 | Apple | United States | 22 |
| 5 | United States | 19 | |
| 6 | Intel Capital | United States | 18 |
| 7 | Delivery Hero | Germany | 17 |
| 8 | Klarna | Sweden | 17 |
| 9 | Axel Springer | Germany | 16 |
| 10 | Cisco | United States | 14 |
| 11 | Microsoft | United States | 14 |
| 12 | ProSiebenSat1 Media SE | Germany | 13 |
| 13 | Mail.ru Group | Russia | 13 |
| 14 | Spotify | Sweden | 13 |
| 15 | IBM | United States | 13 |
| 16 | Just Eat | UK | 12 |
| 17 | United States | 12 | |
| 18 | Embracer Group | Sweden | 12 |
| 19 | eBay | United States | 12 |
| 20 | Cinven | UK | 12 |
Exits by target country
European targets · click a countryAll exits
8,744 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signatrix | Germany | Security | Acquisition | ITAB Group | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Dantaxi | Denmark | Transportation | Acquisition | Uber | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Fundipedia | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| MyTutor | UK | Education | Acquisition | IXL Learning | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Metatech Solutions | UK | Software | Acquisition | TXP | UK | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Science Card | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Zebec Network | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Fully AI | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Circus | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Hornetsecurity GmbH | Germany | Security | Acquisition | Proofpoint | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| GenerateBanners | France | Software | Acquisition | Photoroom | France | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| &niped | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Robidus | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| everbay | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Funke Mediengruppe | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| accountDigital | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Taxdoo | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Kern AI | Germany | Software | Acquisition | accompio Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Comet | UK | E-commerce | Acquisition | OnBuy | UK | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Build in Amsterdam | Netherlands | E-commerce | Acquisition | Front Row | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Medicosearch | Switzerland | Platform | Acquisition | OneDoc | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Nyemissioner.se | Sweden | Platform | Acquisition | Finance Lab | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Aluna | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Huma | UK | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Valenspara Payment Institution | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | Albaraka Turk | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Finanzportal24 | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Etops | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Six & Flow | UK | Marketing | Merger | Bright Digital | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Hitteps | Poland | Software | Acquisition | TechMagic | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Profitbase | Norway | Software | Acquisition | Hypergene | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Convergence | UK | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Salesforce | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Venturi | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Org Group | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-05 |